US20140249532A1 - Instrument for inserting a bone anchoring element and system of such an instrument and a polyaxial bone anchoring element - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to an instrument for inserting a bone anchoring element into a bone or a vertebra, wherein the instrument has a cutting member for cutting bone material surrounding the implantation site. Further the invention relates to a system of such an instrument and a bone anchoring element and in particular to a system of such an instrument and a polyaxial bone anchor.
- the instrument includes a shaft with an end portion for engaging the anchoring element and a cutting member connected to the shaft.
- the cutting member comprises an outer diameter that is substantially the same or larger than an outer diameter of a receiving part of a polyaxial bone anchor, such that the cutting member can cut bone material to provide the necessary space for the receiving part to be mounted after the bone anchoring element has been inserted into the bone.
- the instrument is particularly useful together with a bottom loading type polyaxial pedicle screw.
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,443,956 B1 describes a vertebral drill bit for forming a pathway through a pedicle into a vertebral body.
- the vertebral drill bit includes a cutting shank having a generally uniform diameter, an attachment head at one end of the cutting shank and a tip at the other end of the cutting shank.
- a flute is formed in the cutting shank.
- a drill which is adapted to impact and provide a countersink for a bone for orthopedic surgery is known from U.S. Pat. No. 8,029,509 B2.
- the drill has a head that has a modified egg shape and a plurality of cutting flutes.
- the drill is designed specifically to provide a countersink in the cortical bone at the implantation site so that a round headed screw or peg will not remain proud or project too far beyond the surface of the bone.
- WO 2011/068516 A1 describes a base reamer to be used in connection with an implanted pedicle screw.
- a particular base reamer is selected to correspond to the specific implant base that will be implanted in a given pedicle.
- bottom loading type polyaxial bone anchors such as a polyaxial bone anchor known from US 2010/0234902 A1
- a polyaxial bone anchor known from US 2010/0234902 A1 have been utilized in such a manner that the bone anchoring element is inserted into the bone first and after insertion the receiving part is mounted to the head of the bone anchoring element.
- This is advantageous in certain applications in which the insertion of the polyaxial bone anchoring device consisting of the pre-assembled anchoring element and the receiving part is too difficult, for example, because of limited space or restricted accessibility of the implantation site.
- the instrument it is possible to simultaneously insert the bone anchoring element into the bone and to cut material in the surroundings of the insertion site to allow the in-situ mounting of the receiving part onto the head of the bone anchoring element after insertion of the anchoring element. Therefore, a separate step of cutting the surrounding bone material or base reaming after insertion of the bone anchoring element is no longer needed. Hence, the surgical procedure can be shortened.
- the time saving may be considerable in the case of a plurality of bone anchoring devices that have to be inserted, for example, in the case of correcting scoliosis.
- an optimized position of the head of the bone anchoring element for mounting a receiving part of a polyaxial bone anchor can be achieved.
- the instrument can be used instead of the cutting member with a holding sleeve that can be mounted to the shaft of the instrument. Therefore, if the specific situation does not require the cutting of bone material, the instrument can be used with the holding sleeve as an insertion instrument without cutting bone material.
- the holding sleeve has a smaller outer diameter than the cutting member, so that the instrument can be applied to insert the bone anchoring element if the space around the implantation site is restricted and cutting or reaming is either not necessary or performed in a separate step.
- the instrument and the bone anchoring element are connected in such a way, for example through a retaining element, that the the bone anchoring element is aligned with the instrument in a straight position and firmly held by the instrument. This facilitates the insertion of the bone anchoring element and prevents wobbling of the anchoring element.
- FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the instrument with a cutting member attached to a bone screw
- FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of an enlarged portion of the instrument with the cutting member attached to a bone screw
- FIG. 3 shows a schematic perspective view showing a front portion of the instrument and the cutting member and a holding sleeve which can be mounted to the shaft of the instrument in an exchangeable manner;
- FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of an enlarged front portion of the instrument with the cutting member mounted thereto;
- FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of an enlarged front portion of the instrument with the holding sleeve mounted thereto;
- FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view of a front portion of the instrument with the cutting member mounted to the bone screw, the cross-section taken in a plane containing the central longitudinal axis of the shaft of the instrument and of the bone screw;
- FIG. 7 shows a cross-sectional view of a front portion of the instrument with the holding sleeve mounted to the bone screw, the cross-section taken in a plane containing the central longitudinal axis of the shaft of the instrument and of the bone screw;
- FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of the front portion of the shaft of the instrument to which a slotted pin is connected
- FIG. 9 shows an enlarged side view of the slotted pin shown in FIG. 8 ;
- FIG. 10 shows a top view of the cutting member
- FIG. 11 shows a cross-sectional view of the cutting member along line A-A in FIG. 10 ;
- FIG. 12 shows a cross-sectional view of the holding sleeve, the cross-section taken in a plane containing the central longitudinal axis of the holding sleeve;
- FIG. 13 shows a perspective view of a first step of use of the instrument, wherein the bone screw is to be mounted to the instrument;
- FIG. 14 shows perspective view of a second step of use wherein the bone screw has been mounted to the instrument and is ready for implanting
- FIG. 15 shows a perspective view of further step of use, wherein the bone screw is inserted into a pedicle of a vertebra by rotating the instrument and wherein the cutting member cuts bone material in the surroundings of the implantation site;
- FIG. 16 shows perspective view of a step of attaching the receiving part of a polyaxial bone anchor to the inserted bone screw element after the instrument has been removed from the head of the bone screw;
- FIG. 17 shows a perspective view of an enlarged front portion of the instrument according to a second embodiment
- FIG. 18 shows a perspective view of the cutting member of the instrument according to the second embodiment
- FIG. 19 shows a perspective view of the slotted ring of the instrument of the second embodiment
- FIG. 20 shows a cross-sectional view of the front portion of the instrument according to the second embodiment with the cutting member mounted to the bone screw using the slotted ring, the cross-section taken in a plane containing the central longitudinal axis of the shaft of the instrument and the bone screw;
- FIG. 21 shows a perspective exploded view of a polyaxial bone anchor that is suitable for use with the instrument.
- FIG. 22 shows a cross-sectional view of the polyaxial bone anchor in a condition, in which the anchoring element is to be inserted into the receiving part.
- an instrument for inserting a bone anchoring element 1 into a bone or vertebra comprises a central shaft portion 2 with a handle 3 at one end and a cutting member 4 at the opposite end.
- a central longitudinal axis of the central shaft portion 2 defines an axis of rotation R of the instrument.
- the cutting member 4 is connectable to a front portion 20 extending from the central shaft portion 2 at the end opposite to the handle 3 .
- a holding sleeve 5 is further provided that can be connected to the front portion 20 of the shaft portion 2 instead of the cutting member 4 .
- the cutting member 4 and the holding sleeve 5 are connectable to the shaft portion 2 in an interchangeable manner.
- the bone anchoring element 1 is in one embodiment a bone screw having a threaded shank 11 and a head 12 that is a spherical segment-shaped head with a free end surface 13 and a largest outer diameter d.
- a coaxial recess 14 extends from the free end surface 13 into the head 12 .
- the inner wall of the recess 14 may have an engagement structure 15 , for example in the form of longitudinally extending grooves 15 for engagement with a portion of the instrument.
- a blind hole 16 extends deeper into the head and into the threaded shank 11 of the bone screw 1 which serves for accommodation of a connection element of the instrument described below.
- the front portion 20 of the instrument comprises near to the end of the central shaft portion 2 a threaded section 21 with an external thread that is configured to cooperate with the cutting member 4 and the holding sleeve 5 , respectively.
- the outer diameter of the threaded section 21 is generally smaller than the outer diameter of the central shaft portion 2 , such that a stop surface 22 is formed at the end of the central shaft portion 2 .
- a plurality of longitudinal engagement ribs 26 extend that are configured to engage the corresponding longitudinal grooves 15 in the head 12 of the bone anchoring element.
- the longitudinal engaging grooves and ribs form a form fit engagement structure, It shall be noted that any other form fit engagement structure between the bone anchoring engagement portion 23 and the coaxial recess 14 of the bone anchoring element may be contemplated, such as, for example, a hexagon-shaped connection or an other polygon structure.
- a coaxial cylindrical blind hole 27 extends from the free end 29 of the bone anchoring element engagement portion 23 into the bone anchoring element engagement portion 23 .
- the inner diameter of the blind hole 27 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the blind hole 16 in the bone anchoring element.
- a connection element in the form of a slotted pin 6 is provided that serves for connecting the bone anchoring element engagement portion 23 to the head 12 of the bone anchoring element 1 .
- the slotted pin 6 comprises a cylindrical first portion 61 with an outer diameter that matches the inner diameter of the blind hole 27 of the bone anchoring element engagement portion 23 of the instrument.
- a free end 62 of the first portion 61 may be bevelled to facilitate the insertion into the blind hole 27 .
- Adjacent to the first portion 61 there is a second portion 63 with a bevelled free end 64 and a slot 65 that extends from the free end 64 through approximately the whole length of the second portion 63 .
- the slot 65 extends in a transverse direction through the whole pin thereby providing two cylinder segments 66 a, 66 b.
- the size of the slot 65 is such that the two cylinder segments 66 a, 66 b can be pressed towards each other to close the slot 65 .
- a bottom 67 of the slot may be shaped as a substantially cylindrical segment-shaped recess with a transversely extending cylinder axis and a size sufficient to allow the movement of the two segments 66 a, 66 b.
- the second portion 63 of the pin 6 is rendered resilient, so that it can exert an outwardly directed clamping force.
- an outer diameter of the second portion 63 is such that when the segment 66 a, 66 b are pressed together, pin 6 can be introduced with the second portion 63 into the blind hole 16 of the head 12 of the bone anchoring element 1 . While the first portion 61 of the pin 6 is connected in a press-fit manner to the blind hole 27 , the portion 63 firmly clamps the bone anchoring element 1 when it is inserted into the blind hole 16 .
- the outer diameter of the second portion is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the first portion, so that at the transition between the second portion 63 and the first portion 61 a shoulder 68 is formed that acts as a stop when the pin 6 is inserted into the blind hole 27 .
- the slotted pin 6 is made of a highly elastic material, such as, for example, a superelastic NiTi alloy, for example Nitinol in the superelastic state.
- the pin 6 may be pre-assembled with the bone anchoring element engagement portion 23 of the instrument, as shown in FIG. 8 .
- the cutting member 4 comprises a first end 41 and an opposite second end 42 . Adjacent to the first end 41 , a substantially cylindrical portion 43 is provided the outer diameter of which is such that the first portion 43 is substantially flush with the central shaft portion 2 when the cutting member 4 is attached to the front portion 20 of the instrument. Between the first portion 43 and the second end a second portion 44 forms the cutting portion.
- a maximum outer diameter D of the cutting portion 44 corresponds to or is larger than an outer diameter of a receiving part of a polyaxial bone anchor at least in a region of a bottom end of the receiving part.
- the cutting portion comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending flutes 45 or ribs that are slightly twisted with respect to the rotational axis R such that they are configured to cut bone material when the instrument the cutting member is rotated.
- the flutes 45 have a substantially trapezoidal cross-section in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation R.
- the instrument is configured to be rotated in the clockwise direction corresponding to the thread direction of the bone screw.
- a threaded bore 46 extends through the cutting member 4 from the first end 41 in direction of the second end 42 .
- Adjacent to the threaded bore 46 there is a widened hollow cylindrical section 47 with a larger diameter that is configured to accommodate a part of the threaded front portion 21 of the instrument therein.
- a narrowed hollow section 48 with a smaller inner diameter that is configured to accommodate the first portion 24 of the bone anchoring element engagement portion 23 therein.
- an accommodation section 49 is provided that is formed by a cylindrical bore with a diameter that matches the largest outer diameter d of the head 12 .
- a stop 49 a is formed that acts as an abutment for the free end surface 13 of the head 12 .
- An axial length of the accommodation section 49 is sized such that the whole spherical segment-shaped head 12 can be accommodated therein, while the shank 11 of the bone anchoring element 1 extends outside of the accommodation section 49 .
- the bone anchoring element 1 together with the cutting member 4 has substantially the same outer dimensions as the polyaxial bone anchor.
- an axial length of the cutting portion 44 might be the same or slightly larger than an axial length of a receiving part of the polyaxial bone anchor.
- the holding sleeve comprises sections correspond to the previously described inner sections of the cutting member 4 , that means a threaded bore 56 , a widened hollow section 57 , a narrowing section 58 and an accommodation section 59 with an end stop 59 a.
- the holding sleeve 5 can be used interchangeably with the cutting member 4 .
- All parts and portions of the instrument that are configured to engage tissue and/or bone and the bone anchoring element are made of a body compatible material, such as a body compatible metal, for example, Titanium or stainless steel or a body compatible alloy, such as Nitinol or of a body compatible plastic material, such as PEEK (Polyetheretherketone).
- a body compatible material such as a body compatible metal, for example, Titanium or stainless steel or a body compatible alloy, such as Nitinol or of a body compatible plastic material, such as PEEK (Polyetheretherketone).
- the parts may be all of the same or of different materials.
- FIGS. 13 to 16 A method of use of the instrument with the cutting member will be explained with reference to FIGS. 13 to 16 .
- the instrument and the bone anchoring element 1 are assembled.
- the head 12 of the bone anchoring element 1 is inserted into the accommodation section 49 of the cutting member 4 until the free end surface 13 of the head 12 abuts against the stop 49 a provided at the end of the accommodation section 49 of the cutting member 4 .
- the slotted pin 6 engages with its second portion 63 the blind hole 16 of the bone anchoring element 1 .
- the segments 66 a, 66 b are pressed together when entering the blind hole 16 and the resilient force that acts on the segments results in a firm clamping of the bone anchoring element 1 .
- the bone anchoring element is aligned with the axis of rotation R of the instrument.
- the shank 11 protrudes from the second end 42 of the cutting member in a similar way as if the bone anchoring element is mounted to a receiving part of polyaxial bone anchor. Therefore, the cutting member can generate the space for the receiving part and the bone anchoring element is placed in an optimized position with respect to the receiving part to be mounted later.
- the instrument is particularly applicable to be used with a bone anchoring element 1 ′ that has a conventional tool engagement recess 14 ′ at its free end surface 13 .
- the tool engagement recess 14 ′ can be, for example, a torx-shaped recess or a hexagon-shaped recess.
- the front portion 20 ′ of the instrument comprises a threaded front portion 21 ′ as in the first embodiment and a bone anchoring element engagement portion 23 ′ protruding from the threaded front portion 21 ′ that is shaped so as to match the shape of the tool engagement portion 14 ′.
- the cutting member 4 ′ differs from the cutting member 4 of the first embodiment in that it comprises a threaded coaxial bore 46 ′ that extends from the first end 41 up to the accommodation section 49 ′ for the head.
- the accommodation section 49 ′ for the head comprises at a position that is nearer to the second end 42 than to the abutment 49 a an annular groove 409 that is configured and sized to accommodate a connection element therein.
- the connection element is formed as a slotted ring 420 , as can be seen in particular in FIG. 19 .
- the slotted ring 420 has in the example shown a circular cross section and a relatively large slot 421 that renders the slotted ring resilient in a radial direction.
- a size of the slotted ring 420 is such that by compressing the slotted ring 420 in a radial direction it can be introduced into the accommodation section 49 ′ and placed partially into the groove 409 such that is still extends into the accommodation section 49 ′.
- the slotted ring 420 is expanded by increasing the width of the slot 421 so that it extends deeper into the groove.
- the resulting resilient force that is exerted from the slotted ring onto the head 12 clamps the head 12 within the accommodation section 49 ′ of the cutting member 4 ′.
- the alignment of the head 12 in the straight position is effected by the the slotted ring 420 .
- the slotted ring 420 is therefore, not only a connection but also an aligning and retaining element.
- the slotted ring 420 is preferably made from a superelastic NiTi alloy, such as Nitinol.
- the receiving part 500 comprises a top end 500 a and an opposite bottom end 500 b in an axis of symmetry M passing through the top end 500 a and bottom end 500 b.
- a bore 120 is provided which is coaxial with the axis of symmetry M.
- the receiving part 500 has a U-shaped recess 130 , which is symmetric with respect to the axis of symmetry M, the recess 130 having a bottom directed towards the second end 500 b.
- a channel formed by the U-shaped recess 130 is sized so as to receive the rod 600 therein, which shall connect a plurality of anchoring devices.
- the bore 120 Near to the bottom end 500 b, the bore 120 comprises a narrowing section 170 that tapers towards the bottom end 500 b.
- An opening 180 is provided at the bottom end 500 b.
- a diameter of the opening 180 is larger than a diameter of the head 12 , so that the head is insertable through the bottom end, and smaller than the inner diameter of the bore 120 .
- the coaxial bore 120 provides an accommodation space 190 for the screw head 12 .
- the pins 900 a, 900 b are insertable into corresponding transverse bores 200 a, 200 b, that are located each at 90° offset from the channel axis in the side walls of the receiving part 500 .
- the pressure element 800 includes a first portion 810 , which is substantially cylindrical and which has an outer diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the bore 120 , so that the pressure element 800 is movable in the bore 120 . It further comprises a second portion 820 which is recessed with respect to the first portion and which has a maximum outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the bore 120 .
- the first portion 810 has its end opposite to the second portion 820 a U-shaped recess 830 for receiving the rod 600 therein when the pressure element 800 is located in the receiving part 500 .
- the pressure element comprises two elongate recesses 840 in the outer wall which are arranged opposite to each other and which are aligned such that a longer side of the elongate recess 840 is parallel to the axis of symmetry M of the receiving part 500 .
- the receiving part 500 comprises an outer diameter Dd in a region of the channel which may decrease towards the second end 500 b to an outer diameter dd at the bottom end 500 b.
- the outer diameter D of the cutting member 4 , 4 ′ of the instrument is equal to or greater than the outer diameter dd of the receiving part at the bottom end of the receiving part.
- the bone anchoring element 1 ′ can be inserted from the bottom end 500 b into the receiving part 500 .
- the pressure element 800 is pre-assembled with the receiving part 500 and held in alignment with the channel axis by the pins 900 a, 900 b that extend through bores 200 a, 200 b into the elongate recesses 840 , 840 .
- the head 12 enters the receiving part from the bottom end, it enters the cap-like portion 820 of the pressure element which can spread due to the slits 890 and due to the space provided by the accommodation space 190 of the bore 120 .
- the rod 600 can be inserted.
- the closure element 700 By tightening the closure element 700 , the pressure element 800 is moved downward so that the cap-like portion 820 enters the narrowed portion of the bore 120 and clamps the head. Final tightening of the inner screw 700 locks the head.
- a system of the instrument and a bone anchoring element includes a bone anchoring element as described in the embodiments before and a corresponding instrument.
- a system of the instrument and a polyaxial bone anchor includes the instrument according to the embodiments described before and any polyaxial bone anchor that comprises a receiving part that pivotably receives the bone anchoring element, preferably, a bottom loading polyaxial bone anchor, one example of which is shown in FIGS. 21 and 22 .
- anchoring elements can be used and combined with the instrument and/or the receiving part.
- These anchoring elements are e.g. screws of different length, with different diameters, cannulated screws, screws with different thread forms, nails hooks, etc.
- the head and the shank may also be separate parts that are connectable to each other.
Abstract
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- a cutting member (4, 4′) connected to the shaft (2) with cutting portions (45) that are configured to cut bone material;
- wherein the cutting member (4, 4′) has an outer diameter (D) defined by the cutting portions (45) that is substantially the same or larger than an outer diameter (dd) of a receiving part (500) of the polyaxial bone anchor in a region at a bottom end (500 b) of the receiving part.
Description
- The present application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/771,478, filed Mar. 1, 2013, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety, and claims priority from European
Patent Application EP 13 157 405.5, filed Mar. 1, 2013, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. - 1. Field
- The invention relates to an instrument for inserting a bone anchoring element into a bone or a vertebra, wherein the instrument has a cutting member for cutting bone material surrounding the implantation site. Further the invention relates to a system of such an instrument and a bone anchoring element and in particular to a system of such an instrument and a polyaxial bone anchor. The instrument includes a shaft with an end portion for engaging the anchoring element and a cutting member connected to the shaft. The cutting member comprises an outer diameter that is substantially the same or larger than an outer diameter of a receiving part of a polyaxial bone anchor, such that the cutting member can cut bone material to provide the necessary space for the receiving part to be mounted after the bone anchoring element has been inserted into the bone. The instrument is particularly useful together with a bottom loading type polyaxial pedicle screw.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- Various inserting instruments for inserting a screw member of a polyaxial pedicle screw are known. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,443,956 B1 describes a vertebral drill bit for forming a pathway through a pedicle into a vertebral body. The vertebral drill bit includes a cutting shank having a generally uniform diameter, an attachment head at one end of the cutting shank and a tip at the other end of the cutting shank. A flute is formed in the cutting shank. With the instrument, a hole is drilled through a pedicle in which the screw member a polyaxial pedicle screw can be inserted later. The cutting shank flares proximate to the attachment head to substantially match the diameter thereof. This flared portion and the corresponding flared portion of a sharp edge of the flute form a countersink in the cortical bone to receive an integral nut of conventional screws.
- A drill which is adapted to impact and provide a countersink for a bone for orthopedic surgery is known from U.S. Pat. No. 8,029,509 B2. The drill has a head that has a modified egg shape and a plurality of cutting flutes. The drill is designed specifically to provide a countersink in the cortical bone at the implantation site so that a round headed screw or peg will not remain proud or project too far beyond the surface of the bone.
- WO 2011/068516 A1 describes a base reamer to be used in connection with an implanted pedicle screw. A particular base reamer is selected to correspond to the specific implant base that will be implanted in a given pedicle.
- Recently, bottom loading type polyaxial bone anchors, such as a polyaxial bone anchor known from US 2010/0234902 A1, have been utilized in such a manner that the bone anchoring element is inserted into the bone first and after insertion the receiving part is mounted to the head of the bone anchoring element. This is advantageous in certain applications in which the insertion of the polyaxial bone anchoring device consisting of the pre-assembled anchoring element and the receiving part is too difficult, for example, because of limited space or restricted accessibility of the implantation site.
- When mounting the receiving part “in-situ” onto the head of the bone anchoring element, a problem might occur in that there is not enough space around the head of the bone anchoring element for placing the receiving part onto the head or for pivoting the receiving part relative to bone anchoring element.
- It is the object of the invention to provide an instrument that facilitates and shortens the implanting step of a bone anchoring element, in particular in connection with the use of polyaxial bone anchors and more particularly in connection with the use of bottom loading type polyaxial bone anchoring devices. Furthermore, a system of such an instrument and a bone anchoring element and also a system of such an instrument and a polyaxial bone anchor shall be provided.
- The object is solved by an instrument according to
claim 1, a system according toclaim 13 and a system according toclaim 15. Further developments are given in the dependent claims. - With the instrument it is possible to simultaneously insert the bone anchoring element into the bone and to cut material in the surroundings of the insertion site to allow the in-situ mounting of the receiving part onto the head of the bone anchoring element after insertion of the anchoring element. Therefore, a separate step of cutting the surrounding bone material or base reaming after insertion of the bone anchoring element is no longer needed. Hence, the surgical procedure can be shortened. The time saving may be considerable in the case of a plurality of bone anchoring devices that have to be inserted, for example, in the case of correcting scoliosis.
- Using the instrument, an optimized position of the head of the bone anchoring element for mounting a receiving part of a polyaxial bone anchor can be achieved.
- The instrument can be used instead of the cutting member with a holding sleeve that can be mounted to the shaft of the instrument. Therefore, if the specific situation does not require the cutting of bone material, the instrument can be used with the holding sleeve as an insertion instrument without cutting bone material. The holding sleeve has a smaller outer diameter than the cutting member, so that the instrument can be applied to insert the bone anchoring element if the space around the implantation site is restricted and cutting or reaming is either not necessary or performed in a separate step.
- The instrument and the bone anchoring element are connected in such a way, for example through a retaining element, that the the bone anchoring element is aligned with the instrument in a straight position and firmly held by the instrument. This facilitates the insertion of the bone anchoring element and prevents wobbling of the anchoring element.
- Further features and advantages of the invention will be come apparent from the description of embodiments by means of the accompanying drawings. In the drawings:
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FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the instrument with a cutting member attached to a bone screw; -
FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of an enlarged portion of the instrument with the cutting member attached to a bone screw; -
FIG. 3 shows a schematic perspective view showing a front portion of the instrument and the cutting member and a holding sleeve which can be mounted to the shaft of the instrument in an exchangeable manner; -
FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of an enlarged front portion of the instrument with the cutting member mounted thereto; -
FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of an enlarged front portion of the instrument with the holding sleeve mounted thereto; -
FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view of a front portion of the instrument with the cutting member mounted to the bone screw, the cross-section taken in a plane containing the central longitudinal axis of the shaft of the instrument and of the bone screw; -
FIG. 7 shows a cross-sectional view of a front portion of the instrument with the holding sleeve mounted to the bone screw, the cross-section taken in a plane containing the central longitudinal axis of the shaft of the instrument and of the bone screw; -
FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of the front portion of the shaft of the instrument to which a slotted pin is connected; -
FIG. 9 shows an enlarged side view of the slotted pin shown inFIG. 8 ; -
FIG. 10 shows a top view of the cutting member; -
FIG. 11 shows a cross-sectional view of the cutting member along line A-A inFIG. 10 ; -
FIG. 12 shows a cross-sectional view of the holding sleeve, the cross-section taken in a plane containing the central longitudinal axis of the holding sleeve; -
FIG. 13 shows a perspective view of a first step of use of the instrument, wherein the bone screw is to be mounted to the instrument; -
FIG. 14 shows perspective view of a second step of use wherein the bone screw has been mounted to the instrument and is ready for implanting; -
FIG. 15 shows a perspective view of further step of use, wherein the bone screw is inserted into a pedicle of a vertebra by rotating the instrument and wherein the cutting member cuts bone material in the surroundings of the implantation site; -
FIG. 16 shows perspective view of a step of attaching the receiving part of a polyaxial bone anchor to the inserted bone screw element after the instrument has been removed from the head of the bone screw; -
FIG. 17 shows a perspective view of an enlarged front portion of the instrument according to a second embodiment; -
FIG. 18 shows a perspective view of the cutting member of the instrument according to the second embodiment; -
FIG. 19 shows a perspective view of the slotted ring of the instrument of the second embodiment; -
FIG. 20 shows a cross-sectional view of the front portion of the instrument according to the second embodiment with the cutting member mounted to the bone screw using the slotted ring, the cross-section taken in a plane containing the central longitudinal axis of the shaft of the instrument and the bone screw; -
FIG. 21 shows a perspective exploded view of a polyaxial bone anchor that is suitable for use with the instrument; and -
FIG. 22 shows a cross-sectional view of the polyaxial bone anchor in a condition, in which the anchoring element is to be inserted into the receiving part. - Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 2 , an instrument for inserting abone anchoring element 1 into a bone or vertebra comprises acentral shaft portion 2 with ahandle 3 at one end and a cuttingmember 4 at the opposite end. A central longitudinal axis of thecentral shaft portion 2 defines an axis of rotation R of the instrument. - Referring to
FIGS. 3 to 5 , the cuttingmember 4 is connectable to afront portion 20 extending from thecentral shaft portion 2 at the end opposite to thehandle 3. A holdingsleeve 5 is further provided that can be connected to thefront portion 20 of theshaft portion 2 instead of the cuttingmember 4. Hence, the cuttingmember 4 and the holdingsleeve 5 are connectable to theshaft portion 2 in an interchangeable manner. - As can be seen in particular in
FIGS. 6 and 7 , thebone anchoring element 1 is in one embodiment a bone screw having a threadedshank 11 and ahead 12 that is a spherical segment-shaped head with afree end surface 13 and a largest outer diameter d. Acoaxial recess 14 extends from thefree end surface 13 into thehead 12, The inner wall of therecess 14 may have anengagement structure 15, for example in the form of longitudinally extendinggrooves 15 for engagement with a portion of the instrument. From the bottom of thecoaxial recess 14, ablind hole 16 extends deeper into the head and into the threadedshank 11 of thebone screw 1 which serves for accommodation of a connection element of the instrument described below. - Referring further to
FIGS. 8 and 9 , thefront portion 20 of the instrument comprises near to the end of the central shaft portion 2 a threadedsection 21 with an external thread that is configured to cooperate with the cuttingmember 4 and the holdingsleeve 5, respectively. The outer diameter of the threadedsection 21 is generally smaller than the outer diameter of thecentral shaft portion 2, such that astop surface 22 is formed at the end of thecentral shaft portion 2. Adjacent to the threadedportion 21 in the direction to afree end 29, the instrument comprises an anchoringelement engagement portion 23 that consists of a firstcylindrical portion 24 with an external diameter smaller than the external diameter of the threadedportion 21 followed by a secondcylindrical portion 25 with an external diameter slightly smaller than that of the firstcylindrical portion 24. From the first cylindrical portion to the free end, a plurality oflongitudinal engagement ribs 26 extend that are configured to engage the correspondinglongitudinal grooves 15 in thehead 12 of the bone anchoring element. The longitudinal engaging grooves and ribs form a form fit engagement structure, It shall be noted that any other form fit engagement structure between the bone anchoringengagement portion 23 and thecoaxial recess 14 of the bone anchoring element may be contemplated, such as, for example, a hexagon-shaped connection or an other polygon structure. - As depicted in particular in
FIGS. 6 and 7 , a coaxial cylindricalblind hole 27 extends from thefree end 29 of the bone anchoringelement engagement portion 23 into the bone anchoringelement engagement portion 23. The inner diameter of theblind hole 27 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of theblind hole 16 in the bone anchoring element. - Referring in particular to
FIGS. 8 and 9 , a connection element in the form of a slottedpin 6 is provided that serves for connecting the bone anchoringelement engagement portion 23 to thehead 12 of thebone anchoring element 1. The slottedpin 6 comprises a cylindricalfirst portion 61 with an outer diameter that matches the inner diameter of theblind hole 27 of the bone anchoringelement engagement portion 23 of the instrument. Afree end 62 of thefirst portion 61 may be bevelled to facilitate the insertion into theblind hole 27. Adjacent to thefirst portion 61, there is asecond portion 63 with a bevelledfree end 64 and aslot 65 that extends from thefree end 64 through approximately the whole length of thesecond portion 63. Theslot 65 extends in a transverse direction through the whole pin thereby providing twocylinder segments slot 65 is such that the twocylinder segments slot 65. A bottom 67 of the slot may be shaped as a substantially cylindrical segment-shaped recess with a transversely extending cylinder axis and a size sufficient to allow the movement of the twosegments slot 65 thesecond portion 63 of thepin 6 is rendered resilient, so that it can exert an outwardly directed clamping force. Hence, an outer diameter of thesecond portion 63 is such that when thesegment pin 6 can be introduced with thesecond portion 63 into theblind hole 16 of thehead 12 of thebone anchoring element 1. While thefirst portion 61 of thepin 6 is connected in a press-fit manner to theblind hole 27, theportion 63 firmly clamps thebone anchoring element 1 when it is inserted into theblind hole 16. The outer diameter of the second portion is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the first portion, so that at the transition between thesecond portion 63 and the first portion 61 ashoulder 68 is formed that acts as a stop when thepin 6 is inserted into theblind hole 27. Preferably, the slottedpin 6 is made of a highly elastic material, such as, for example, a superelastic NiTi alloy, for example Nitinol in the superelastic state. Thepin 6 may be pre-assembled with the bone anchoringelement engagement portion 23 of the instrument, as shown inFIG. 8 . - Referring in particular to
FIGS. 2 to 5 , 10 and 11, the cuttingmember 4 comprises afirst end 41 and an oppositesecond end 42. Adjacent to thefirst end 41, a substantiallycylindrical portion 43 is provided the outer diameter of which is such that thefirst portion 43 is substantially flush with thecentral shaft portion 2 when the cuttingmember 4 is attached to thefront portion 20 of the instrument. Between thefirst portion 43 and the second end asecond portion 44 forms the cutting portion. A maximum outer diameter D of the cuttingportion 44 corresponds to or is larger than an outer diameter of a receiving part of a polyaxial bone anchor at least in a region of a bottom end of the receiving part. - The cutting portion comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending
flutes 45 or ribs that are slightly twisted with respect to the rotational axis R such that they are configured to cut bone material when the instrument the cutting member is rotated. Theflutes 45 have a substantially trapezoidal cross-section in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation R. In the embodiment shown, the instrument is configured to be rotated in the clockwise direction corresponding to the thread direction of the bone screw. - A threaded bore 46 extends through the cutting
member 4 from thefirst end 41 in direction of thesecond end 42. Adjacent to the threaded bore 46, there is a widened hollowcylindrical section 47 with a larger diameter that is configured to accommodate a part of the threadedfront portion 21 of the instrument therein. Following the widenedsection 47, there is a narrowedhollow section 48 with a smaller inner diameter that is configured to accommodate thefirst portion 24 of the bone anchoringelement engagement portion 23 therein. Between thesecond end 42 and the narrowedportion 48, anaccommodation section 49 is provided that is formed by a cylindrical bore with a diameter that matches the largest outer diameter d of thehead 12. - At the transition of the
accommodation section 49 and the narrowingsection 48, astop 49 a is formed that acts as an abutment for thefree end surface 13 of thehead 12. - An axial length of the
accommodation section 49 is sized such that the whole spherical segment-shapedhead 12 can be accommodated therein, while theshank 11 of thebone anchoring element 1 extends outside of theaccommodation section 49. Hence, as can be seen inFIG. 6 , when thebone anchoring element 1 is mounted to the instrument with the cuttingmember 4, thebone anchoring element 1 together with the cuttingmember 4 has substantially the same outer dimensions as the polyaxial bone anchor. Furthermore, an axial length of the cuttingportion 44 might be the same or slightly larger than an axial length of a receiving part of the polyaxial bone anchor. - Referring in particular to
FIGS. 3 , 5 and 12, the holdingsleeve 5 comprises afirst end 51, asecond end 52,first portion 53 adjacent to the first end that has an outer diameter similar to the outer diameter of thefirst portion 43 of the cutting member. Asecond portion 54 is provided between thefirst portion 53 and thesecond end 52, which is substantially cylindrical with an outer diameter that is smaller than a maximum outer diameter of the cuttingmember 4. Therefore, the holdingsleeve 5 has a smaller size in a radial direction that makes it useful for applications in which a cutting is not necessary and that might be more easily accessed with the instrument because of the smaller radial dimensions. Inside, the holding sleeve comprises sections correspond to the previously described inner sections of the cuttingmember 4, that means a threadedbore 56, a widenedhollow section 57, a narrowingsection 58 and anaccommodation section 59 with anend stop 59 a. With this design, the holdingsleeve 5 can be used interchangeably with the cuttingmember 4. - All parts and portions of the instrument that are configured to engage tissue and/or bone and the bone anchoring element are made of a body compatible material, such as a body compatible metal, for example, Titanium or stainless steel or a body compatible alloy, such as Nitinol or of a body compatible plastic material, such as PEEK (Polyetheretherketone). The parts may be all of the same or of different materials.
- A method of use of the instrument with the cutting member will be explained with reference to
FIGS. 13 to 16 . In a first step, the instrument and thebone anchoring element 1 are assembled. As shown inFIGS. 13 and 14 , thehead 12 of thebone anchoring element 1 is inserted into theaccommodation section 49 of the cuttingmember 4 until thefree end surface 13 of thehead 12 abuts against thestop 49 a provided at the end of theaccommodation section 49 of the cuttingmember 4. Thereby, the slottedpin 6 engages with itssecond portion 63 theblind hole 16 of thebone anchoring element 1. Thesegments blind hole 16 and the resilient force that acts on the segments results in a firm clamping of thebone anchoring element 1. Simultaneously, the bone anchoring element is aligned with the axis of rotation R of the instrument. - When the
head 12 is fully inserted into the cuttingmember 4 until itsfree end surface 13 abuts against thestop 49 a, theshank 11 protrudes from thesecond end 42 of the cutting member in a similar way as if the bone anchoring element is mounted to a receiving part of polyaxial bone anchor. Therefore, the cutting member can generate the space for the receiving part and the bone anchoring element is placed in an optimized position with respect to the receiving part to be mounted later. - Thereafter, the system of the instrument and the bone anchoring element is inserted into a pedicle of a
vertebra 100 as can be seen inFIG. 15 . When theshank 11 of thebone anchoring element 1 is advanced into the pedicle, the cuttingflutes 45 of the cuttingmember 4 contact the surrounding bone material and cut away bone material that would be an obstacle for the receiving part of the polyaxial bone anchor that is to be mounted later. Hence, the instrument functions as an insertion and reaming instrument. Thepin 6 firmly holds the anchoringelement 1 in the instrument and acts not only as a connection element but also as an aligning and retaining element. Hence, wobbling of the anchoring element does not occur because the central axis of the pin, the screw axis and the axis of rotation of the instrument coincide. - After the
bone anchoring element 1 has been fully inserted into the pedicle so that only thehead 12 and possibly a portion of the shank adjacent to thehead 12 protrude out of the bone surface, the instrument is detached and a receivingpart 500 of a polyaxial bone anchor is mounted onto the head, as depicted inFIG. 16 . - Referring to
FIG. 17 to 20 , a second embodiment of the instrument will be explained. Parts and portions that are identical to the previous embodiments are marked with the same reference numerals and the description thereof will not be repeated. The instrument is particularly applicable to be used with abone anchoring element 1′ that has a conventionaltool engagement recess 14′ at itsfree end surface 13. Thetool engagement recess 14′ can be, for example, a torx-shaped recess or a hexagon-shaped recess. Thefront portion 20′ of the instrument comprises a threadedfront portion 21′ as in the first embodiment and a bone anchoringelement engagement portion 23′ protruding from the threadedfront portion 21′ that is shaped so as to match the shape of thetool engagement portion 14′. - The cutting
member 4′ differs from the cuttingmember 4 of the first embodiment in that it comprises a threadedcoaxial bore 46′ that extends from thefirst end 41 up to theaccommodation section 49′ for the head. Theaccommodation section 49′ for the head comprises at a position that is nearer to thesecond end 42 than to theabutment 49 a anannular groove 409 that is configured and sized to accommodate a connection element therein. The connection element is formed as a slottedring 420, as can be seen in particular inFIG. 19 . The slottedring 420 has in the example shown a circular cross section and a relativelylarge slot 421 that renders the slotted ring resilient in a radial direction. A size of the slottedring 420 is such that by compressing the slottedring 420 in a radial direction it can be introduced into theaccommodation section 49′ and placed partially into thegroove 409 such that is still extends into theaccommodation section 49′. When thehead 12 is inserted, the slottedring 420 is expanded by increasing the width of theslot 421 so that it extends deeper into the groove. The resulting resilient force that is exerted from the slotted ring onto thehead 12 clamps thehead 12 within theaccommodation section 49′ of the cuttingmember 4′. The alignment of thehead 12 in the straight position is effected by the the slottedring 420. The slottedring 420 is therefore, not only a connection but also an aligning and retaining element. Similar to thepin 6 of the first embodiment, the slottedring 420 is preferably made from a superelastic NiTi alloy, such as Nitinol. - Use of the system of the instrument and the
bone anchoring element 1′ is similar to that of the first embodiment. - A polyaxial bone anchor that can be used with the instrument will be described with reference to
FIGS. 21 and 22 . The polyaxial bone anchor shown inFIGS. 21 and 22 is an example for a bottom loading polyaxial bone anchor. it shall be understood that other polyaxial bone anchors can be used with the instrument. Thebone anchoring element 1′ is a bone anchoring element as shown in the second embodiment described above. The polyaxial bone anchor comprises the receivingpart 500 for a receiving arod 600 to connect therod 600 to thebone anchoring element 1′. Further, aclosure element 700 in the form of an inner screw is provided for securing therod 600 and the receivingpart 500. In addition, the polyaxial bone anchor includes apressure element 800 for locking thehead 12 in the receivingpart 500. Thepressure element 800 is held in the receivingpart 500, for example, viapins - The receiving
part 500 comprises atop end 500 a and an oppositebottom end 500 b in an axis of symmetry M passing through thetop end 500 a andbottom end 500 b. Abore 120 is provided which is coaxial with the axis of symmetry M. In a first region adjacent to thetop end 500 a, the receivingpart 500 has aU-shaped recess 130, which is symmetric with respect to the axis of symmetry M, therecess 130 having a bottom directed towards thesecond end 500 b. Adjacent or near to thetop end 500 a aninternal thread 150, which cooperates with theinner screw 700, is provided. A channel formed by theU-shaped recess 130 is sized so as to receive therod 600 therein, which shall connect a plurality of anchoring devices. Near to thebottom end 500 b, thebore 120 comprises anarrowing section 170 that tapers towards thebottom end 500 b. Anopening 180 is provided at thebottom end 500 b. A diameter of theopening 180 is larger than a diameter of thehead 12, so that the head is insertable through the bottom end, and smaller than the inner diameter of thebore 120. Thecoaxial bore 120 provides anaccommodation space 190 for thescrew head 12. - The
pins part 500. - The
pressure element 800 includes afirst portion 810, which is substantially cylindrical and which has an outer diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of thebore 120, so that thepressure element 800 is movable in thebore 120. It further comprises asecond portion 820 which is recessed with respect to the first portion and which has a maximum outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of thebore 120. Thefirst portion 810 has its end opposite to the second portion 820 aU-shaped recess 830 for receiving therod 600 therein when thepressure element 800 is located in the receivingpart 500. At the lateral side of theU-shaped recess 830, the pressure element comprises twoelongate recesses 840 in the outer wall which are arranged opposite to each other and which are aligned such that a longer side of theelongate recess 840 is parallel to the axis of symmetry M of the receivingpart 500. - The
second portion 820 is formed similar to a cap and comprisesslits 890, that are open towards the lower rim and provide flexibility to the second portion. The size of the cap-like portion 820 may be such that the cap-like portion 820 can snap onto thehead 12. - The receiving
part 500 comprises an outer diameter Dd in a region of the channel which may decrease towards thesecond end 500 b to an outer diameter dd at thebottom end 500 b. The outer diameter D of the cuttingmember - The
bone anchoring element 1′ can be inserted from thebottom end 500 b into the receivingpart 500. Usually, thepressure element 800 is pre-assembled with the receivingpart 500 and held in alignment with the channel axis by thepins bores elongate recesses head 12 enters the receiving part from the bottom end, it enters the cap-like portion 820 of the pressure element which can spread due to theslits 890 and due to the space provided by theaccommodation space 190 of thebore 120. Once the cap-like portion 820 of thepressure element 800 has been placed onto thehead 12, therod 600 can be inserted. By tightening theclosure element 700, thepressure element 800 is moved downward so that the cap-like portion 820 enters the narrowed portion of thebore 120 and clamps the head. Final tightening of theinner screw 700 locks the head. - A system of the instrument and a bone anchoring element includes a bone anchoring element as described in the embodiments before and a corresponding instrument. A system of the instrument and a polyaxial bone anchor includes the instrument according to the embodiments described before and any polyaxial bone anchor that comprises a receiving part that pivotably receives the bone anchoring element, preferably, a bottom loading polyaxial bone anchor, one example of which is shown in
FIGS. 21 and 22 . - Modifications of the embodiment described before may be contemplated. For example, the cutting member can be fixed and is not detachable. Also, the central shaft portion and the front portion of the instrument can be provided in one piece with a cutting member with an outer diameter corresponding to an outer diameter of the receiving part. The described connections between the bone anchoring element and the instrument can be made otherwise without departing from the scope of the invention.
- For the bone anchoring element, all kinds of anchoring elements can be used and combined with the instrument and/or the receiving part. These anchoring elements are e.g. screws of different length, with different diameters, cannulated screws, screws with different thread forms, nails hooks, etc. The head and the shank may also be separate parts that are connectable to each other.
- While the present invention has been described in connection with certain exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but is instead intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims, and equivalents thereof.
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